Best offline GPS maps apps for Android

Best offline GPS maps apps for Android

As much as we appreciate Google's extensive Maps app, it's got a very serious weakness that has allowed relatively smaller companies to compete: offline navigation.

Thankfully, the Play Store does not want for offline navigation maps, of which there are plenty. Many of them are free, but many also have some type of limitations to them that the developers have put in order to motivate you to buy the full version.

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- You can now download maps in the background — no need to wait around for them to finish

- You can also download voices to your SD card

- Turn-by-turn voice-guidance volume has been adjusted, so you can hear directions more clearly

- You can now use HERE on devices with 64-bit processors

- Featured in the Guardian, the New York Times, TechCrunch, Forbes, CNET, Mashable and more

- New, interactive 3D maps of shopping centers and airports in 70 countries

- The route planner shows driving, public transit and walking routes on one screen so you can compare options at a glance

- You can now tap on any place icon on the map to find out more about it and how to get there

- Traffic incidents show you what's causing jams before you have to find out first-hand

- You can now download maps in the background — no need to wait around for them to finish

- You can also download voices to your SD card

- Turn-by-turn voice-guidance volume has been adjusted, so you can hear directions more clearly

- You can now use HERE on devices with 64-bit processors

- Featured in the Guardian, the New York Times, TechCrunch, Forbes, CNET, Mashable and more

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CoPilot GPS - Navigation App

Sit back and enjoy the drive with your own personal CoPilot navigation.

CoPilot is the high performance GPS navigation app to get you where you’re going safely, reliably and most importantly enjoyably.

Join over 14 million drivers and professional fleets worldwide that trust CoPilot’s high quality offline maps for fast and accurate guidance, even when there’s no mobile coverage or you’re navigating abroad.

*****As featured on Engadget, CNET, Auto Express *****

INCLUDES FREE 7 DAY TRIAL OF VOICE-GUIDED NAVIGATION AND ACTIVETRAFFIC™:

•             Offline navigation: street maps stored on-board your Android

•             Clear voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions with text-to-speech technology

•             Driver-friendly 3D guidance display shows you the way at every turn

•             Lane indicator arrows, highway exit sign post information and realistic ClearTurn™ view to help you at complex junctions

•             Real-time ActiveTraffic™ and predictive time-of-day routing helps you avoid delays, so you’ll arrive on-time and stress-free, every time

•             Automatic routing and fast recalculation if you miss a turn

•             Safety camera alerts with free database updates (not available in North America, France or Switzerland)

•             Unique directions only view and motion lock for safer driving

•             CommuteMe™ automatically learns your favourite route to and from work, and checks it for traffic every day

•             Speed limit warnings and speedometer

•             Accurate ETAs so you know when you’ll arrive

•             And much, much more…

GET USE OF VOICE-GUIDED NAVIGATION IN-APP

If you enjoy your drive with CoPilot (and we’re confident you will!), you can purchase voice-guided navigation options via in-app purchase in MyCoPilot > Features & Upgrades.You can also purchase a 12 month ActiveTraffic subscription and get additional map regions throughout the world.

FREE BASIC FEATURES:

After the 7 day trial, you can still enjoy the following features for free:

► Offline 2D street maps

► Comprehensive multi-stop trip planning tools to plan detailed routes before you go

► Huge database of pre-loaded POIs to easily find local restaurants, gas stations, car parks and other useful places

► View your complete itinerary & preview every turn direction

► Drag and drop route editing

► Useful local search with Yelp, Wikipedia and Google*

► Walking mode

MAPS AVAILABLE:

► Download any one of the following countries/regions for free:

•             Europe: Choose one of the following countries/regions - UK & Ireland, Balkans, BeNeLux, Russia, Central Eastern Europe, DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), France, Greece, Iberia, Italy, Nordics, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

•             North America: USA & Canada

•             Australasia: Australia & New Zealand

•             Southern Africa: South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia and Botswana

•             Middle East/GCC: Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE

•             South East Asia: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand

•             India

•             Brazil

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MAPS.ME –Offline Map & Routing

Get instant access to detailed maps of all countries from anywhere in the world! No internet connection is required.

↪︎ ROUTING IS OUT ↩︎

Get driving directions from your current location to any spot on a single map.

➣ Over 15M downloads worldwide.

➣ TOP 1 mobile travel app in more than 100 countries.

➣ Featured in Forbes, TechCrunch and Washington Post.

Optimised for your phone and tablet (even without 3G).

➣ ROUTING. Receive map directions to a specific location. Never get lost again with GPS navigation.

➣ WORKS EVERYWHERE. Download any map for free. Useful at home and essential for travel with 345 countries and islands covered. Paris, France? Check. Amsterdam, Netherlands? Check. Barcelona, Spain? Check. New York, USA? Check! Rome, Italy? Check. London, UK? Check. Pare-Pare? Yeah, that’s Indonesia. Check!

➣ HIGHLY DETAILED. Offline maps just got better! There’s millions of points-of-interest (POI) to discover: search for restaurants, tourist attractions and destinations, gas/petrol stations, ATM machines, metro/ subway stations and more. Up-to-date map data is added daily by map users worldwide – www.openstreetmap.org – open-source alternative to Google Maps/GMaps and MapQuest.

➣ NO INTERNET NEEDED. Maps work when no internet connection is available. Forget about roaming charges when travelling abroad.

➣ INCREDIBLY FAST. One of the fastest offline maps ever. Displays map when others don’t. Innovative map data compression makes MAPS.ME offline maps remarkably small. Save memory on your device.

FEATURES

➣ Bookmarks of places. Create and import/export from other maps for easy access anytime. KML/KMZ files are supported.

➣ Offline search. Locate everything you need on the maps and use it as a travel guide!

➣ Location-sharing. Let your friends and family know where you are! Send a pin of any place on the map via email or SMS.

➣ Auto-follow mode. When enabled, the map automatically orients itself to the direction you are moving.

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GPS Navigation & Maps Sygic

Sygic: GPS Navigation & Maps is The World’s Most Installed Offline turn-by-turn GPS navigation App for Android powered by TomTom Maps. Navigation and Maps are installed on the SD card so there is no need for an Internet connection when navigating. Map and app updates are FREE every 3 months.

You can enjoy free navigation, gps, offline TomTom maps, POIs, route planning & free map updates.

To get the most of the navigation, upgrade to premium and enjoy high-end lifetime features: 3D maps, real-time turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation, lane guidance, speed limit warnings & junction view with lane indicator arrows at complex intersections.

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FEATURES

• Intuitive voice navigation in different languages

• High quality TomTom maps stored on the device

• Cross-border routing & navigation without the need to switch between countries or to a less detailed map

• Works with GPS only, internet is not needed

• Millions of free pre-installed POIs

• Free map updates & Free POI database updates

• Free updates of Fixed speed cameras

• Head-up Display (HUD) available as in app purchase

• 7-digit postal codes

• 3D Cities & Landscape for easy orientation

• Pedestrian navigation to walk and explore

• Dynamic Lane Guidance for safe lane changes

• Junction View to highlights highway exists

• Warnings for exceeded Speed Limit

• Warnings for fixed speedcams

• Police trap warnings from other drivers

• Spoken Street Names to focus on the road

• Three Alternative Routes to choose from

• Easy Drag & Drop route editing

• Waypoints for places you want to visit

• Avoid Toll Roads on your route

• Graphics optimized for tablet & HD displays

• Car Audio Integration – Bluetooth or cable

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ADD-ON FEATURES (in-app purchase)

• Traffic service to avoid delays in your daily commute

• Get navigation instructions from Homer Simpson & other original celebrity voices

• Premium online speed cameras with 300 000 mobile speedcam locations each month

• Head Up Display (HUD) projects GPS navigation onto your windshield

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MAPS AVAILABLE FOR FREE:

Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Chile, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy,Israel, India, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Congo, Reunion, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Vatican, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe, India, Saint Barthelemy, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Saint Martin, Martinique, Iceland, Lebanon, Jordan, Burundi, Rwanda.

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Osm And Maps & Navigation

OsmAnd (OSM Automated Navigation Directions) is a map and navigation application with access to the free, worldwide, and high-quality OpenStreetMap (OSM) data. All map data can be stored on your device's memory card for offline use. Via your device's GPS, OsmAnd offers routing, with optical and voice guidance, for car, bike, and pedestrian. All the main functionalities work both online and offline (no internet needed).

Some of the main features:

Navigation

• Works online (fast) or offline (no roaming charges when you are abroad)

• Turn-by-turn voice guidance (recorded and synthesized voices)

• Optional lane guidance, street name display, and estimated time of arrival

• Supports intermediate points on your itinerary

• Automatic re-routing whenever you deviate from the route

• Search for places by address, by type (e.g.: restaurant, hotel, gas station, museum), or by geographical coordinates

Map Viewing

• Display your position and orientation on the map

• Optionally align the map according to compass or your direction of motion

• Save your most important places as Favorites

• Display POIs (point of interests) around you

• Can display specialized online tile maps

• Can display satellite view (from Bing)

• Can display different overlays like touring/navigation GPX tracks and additional maps with customizable transparency

• Optionally display place names in English, local, or phonetic spelling

Use OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia Data

• High quality information from the best collaborative projects of the world

• Global maps from OpenStreetMap, available per country or region

• Wikipedia POIs, great for sightseeing (not available in free version)

• Free download, directly from the app (download limit 10 map files in free version)

• Always up-to-date maps (updated at least once a month)

• Compact offline vector maps

• Select between complete map data and just road network (Example: All of Japan is 700 MB, or 200 MB for the road network only)

• Also supports online or cached tile maps

Safety Features

• Optional automated day/night view switching

• Optional speed limit display, with reminder if you exceed it

• Optional speed-dependent map zooming

• Share your location so that your friends can find you

Bicycle and Pedestrian Features

• The maps include foot, hiking, and bike paths, great for outdoor activities

• Special routing and display modes for bike and pedestrian

• Optional public transport stops (bus, tram, train) including line names

• Optional trip recording to local GPX file or online service

• Optional speed and altitude display

• Display of contour lines and hill-shading (via additional plugin)

Directly Contribute to OpenStreetMap

• Report map bugs

• Upload GPX tracks to OSM directly from the app

• Add POIs and directly upload them to OSM (or later if offline)

• Optional trip recording also in background mode (while device is in sleep mode)

OsmAnd is open source and actively being developed. Everyone can contribute to the application by reporting bugs, improving translations, or coding new features. The project is in a lively state of continuous improvement by all these forms of developer and user interaction. The project progress also relies on financial contributions to fund the development, coding, and testing of new functionalities. By buying OsmAnd+ you help the application to be even more awesome! It is also possible to fund specific new features, or to make a general donation on osmand.net.

Very approximate map coverage and quality:

• Western Europe: ****

• Eastern Europe: ***

• Russia: ***

• North America: ***

• South America: **

• Asia: **

• Japan & Korea: ***

• Middle East: **

• Africa: **

• Antarctica: *

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Maverick: GPS Navigation

Use offline maps and GPS even without an internet connection. This app is great for hiking, boating, geocaching and other outdoor activities.

• Multiple global and regional online maps, including: Bing, Yandex, Open Street Maps, OSM Cycle, OSM Public Transport, Multimap (UK), OutdoorActive (Germany, Austria, South Tyrol), Cykloatlas, HikeBikeMap (Germany), Open Piste Map, NearMap (Australia) and many other maps.

All maps automatically cached for offline use. Use Mobile Atlas Creator to download maps or MAPC2MAPC to convert maps from other formats.

• Share your current or planned position

You can send address, GPS coordinates, link to Google Maps and even map image.

• Navigate easily

Build-in radar shows the direction, distance and estimated time to a point of interest.

• Save places you visit

All waypoint stored in KML file and can be viewed and edited in Google Earth.

• Record tracks with single tap

Tracks are recorded in GPX format and can be viewed in Google Earth and other software.

• Upload tracks to GPSies

Free account is required for uploading.

• Trip Computer

Watch speed, altitude, pitch and many other values.

Only in Pro version:

• Unlimited waypoints and tracks

• Lock compass to bearing

• UTM and OSGB grids

• FourSquare support

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MapFactor: GPS Navigation

MapFactor Navigator is a free turn-by-turn GPS navigation app for Android phones and tablets using OpenStreetMaps data. Maps are installed on the SD card so there is no need for an Internet connection when traveling. Map and app updates are FREE every month.

Voice guidance

* intuitive voice navigation in different languages

* door to door route planning

* cross-border routing without the need to switch between countries or to a less detailed map

* overview of the upcoming manoeuvre and distance shown on the screen

GPS satellite navigation

* 2D/3D mode allows realistic visual map display

* day/night modes switch colour schemes for day or night time driving

* map rotates in driving direction, or north up

Searching

* find nearest points of interest

* postcodes

* full GB postcodes (1.8 million)

Speed cameras

* hear audible warnings as you approach speed cameras

Features

* add your own favourite locations and routes

* routing modes for car, pedestrian, truck

* route avoidance - block off certain road from your route

------------ OpenStreetMap data ------------

= Europe

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia And Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Gibraltar

Greece

Guernsey

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Isle Of Man

Italy

Jan Mayen

Jersey

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Malta

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russian Federation

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United Kingdom Postcode - Ordnance Survey

Vatican City

= America

Antigua And Barbuda

Argentina

Aruba

Barbados

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

British Virgin Islands

Canada

Caribbean Netherlands

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Crozet Islands

Cuba

Curacao

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

French Guiana

Grenada

Guadeloupe

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Martinique

Mexico

Montserrat

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Puerto Rico

Saint Kitts And Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Martin

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines

St Pierre And Miquelon

Suriname

The Bahamas

Turks And Caicos Islands

Trinidad And Tobago

Uruguay

United States of America

Virgin Islands

Venezuela

Wallis And Futuna

= Asia

Afghanistan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

Cambodia

Democratic Republic Of Timor Leste

Gaza Strip

China

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Lebanon

Malaysia

Maldives

Mongolia

Nepal

North Korea

Oman

Pakistan

Palestine

Qatar

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Thailand

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Union Of Myanmar

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Yemen

= Australia

Australia

Federated States Of Micronesia

Fiji

Guam

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Nauru

New Caledonia

New Zealand

Northern Mariana Islands

Palau

Papua New Guinea

= Africa

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Congo

Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Djibouti

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea Bissau

Guinea

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Rwanda

Sao Tome And Principe

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

Sudan

Swaziland

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

United Republic Of Tanzania

Western Sahara

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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Waze Social GPS Maps & Traffic

Waze is the world's largest community-based traffic and navigation app.  real-time traffic & road info to save time, fuel and improve daily commuting for all.

Just by driving with Waze open, you're already contributing tons of real-time traffic information to your local community. You can also actively report accidents, police and other hazards you see on the road. Get road alerts along your route and find the cheapest fuel prices around you shared by the community. Plus, you can add friends, send locations or keep others posted on your arrival time.

- Live routing based on community driven, real-time traffic & road info

- Community reported alerts including accidents, hazards, police, road closures, and more

- Turn-by-turn voice guided navigation

- Live maps, consistently edited and updated by Waze community map editors

- Automatic rerouting as conditions change on the road

- Send your ETA & real-time drive to update those you’re meeting

- Learns your frequent destinations, commuting hours, and preferred routes

- Find the cheapest fuel on your route

- Add information on local places and businesses

- Add Facebook friends and sync Contacts

- See friends’ ETA when driving to the same destination

- One tap navigation to Facebook & Calendar events

- Earn points as you contribute road info and climb the ranks in your community

Waze is all about contributing to and benefiting from the common good, so hop on board and get involved!

Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Waze will automatically shut down if you run it in the background and haven't driven for a while.

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Navmii GPS World

Navfree, the awesome free voice guided navigation app with over 20 million users, just got a whole lot better and now has a new name…

Navmii

We have thousands of 5-STAR REVIEWS:

-              best satnav app out there

-              great app at no cost

-              why buy a satnav when navmii does it all

-              unbeatable value and functionality

-              love, love this app!

fantastic new features:

•             Amazing new user interface

•             Free Real-time traffic and road information

•             Community map reports

•             New updated maps

•             Better, smarter and faster search

•             Millions of points of interest added

And all the features that made Navfree great are still included:

•             Complete voice guided navigation

•             Incredibly beautiful HD maps

•             Fast routing - no data connection required

•             Automatic rerouting

•             Offline and Online Address search

•             Navigate via Postcode, City, Street or POI

•             Integrated Google Street View

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TomTom GPS Navigation Traffic

The new TomTom GO Mobile app is a sleek combination of the latest TomTom car navigation technology and world-class traffic information. You will always choose the best route available based on accurate, real-time traffic information that gets you to your destination faster, every day.

BENEFITS

>> Always know the fastest route: TomTom Traffic gets you there faster

>> Get real-time traffic information: See exactly where delays start and end and how to avoid them

>> Quick access to your favourites: Immediately start driving to your favourite places

>> See buildings and landmarks in stunning 3D: Know exactly where you are so you never miss a turn

>> Get alerts for speed cameras: Avoid speeding fines with accurate and timely speed warnings

>> Navigation you can rely on: No need for an internet connection to plan your route

FREE MILES

Download TomTom GO Mobile and drive with the app for a fixed number of free miles every month. Upgrade to Unlimited Navigation to drive without miles restriction. Select from a one year or three year subscription, depending on your driving needs.

SPECIAL OFFER FOR EXISTING CUSTOMERS

The previous TomTom Navigation app for Android is replaced by the new TomTom GO Mobile app. Buyers of the Navigation app can drive with the GO Mobile app for 3 years for only €0.50 (or equivalent price in your local currency). For more information see http://goo.gl/gAHLQj

FEATURES

- Lifetime World Maps: Always drive with the latest maps for over 100 countries**

- Offline Maps: Maps are stored on your smartphone. So you don't need an internet connection, or data roaming, to plan a new route or re-route.

- Lifetime TomTom Traffic: Always drive with real-time traffic information for the lifetime of your app*

- Lifetime Speed Cameras: Avoid speeding fines with accurate and timely speed warnings for the lifetime of your app*

- Points of Interest: From petrol stations to hotels, your app comes pre-loaded with millions of useful POIs

- Navigate to Contacts: Never memorize an address again. Select a contact from your list and the app will plan your route.

- Quick search: Find your destination faster with intuitive search results. Quick search starts to find your destination as soon as you start typing.

- Tap and go: Tap on your favourite destination on the map, and you’re on your way

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